# NTSB CEN26LA321: Cessna 180, N9265C, Pagosa Springs, CO, September 13, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 13, 2026, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Coordinates: 37.282789, -107.05768
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2828&lon=-107.0577&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA321
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203823/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA321

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 80 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 180, 29 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072602), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9265C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9265C), registered now, S/N 31364, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31364
- Year built: 1955
- Airframe hours: 4623
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 6, 2026, 9 hours before
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: PSO, Stevens Fld, runway 01/19, 8,100 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Handheld GPS, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Stall warning system

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.35 inHg
- Observed at: KPSO
- METAR: METAR KPSO 131655Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A3035 RMK AO2

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260913012269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260913012269A), Sep 13, 2026: Cessna 180, Pagosa Springs, CO, Substantial damage. On Sunday, 09/13/2026, at approximately 11:00 am local, a Cessna 180, registration [privacy data omitted], experienced a runway excursion and subsequent ground…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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